FTP

File Transfer Protocol

Syntax
      ftp [-options] [-s:filename] [-w:buffer] [host]

Key   
   -s:filename  Run a text file containing FTP commands.

   host         Host name or IP address of the remote host.
                This can include a user in the format ftp://username:[password]@hostname

   -g           Disable filename wildcards.

   -n           No auto-login.

   -i           No interactive prompts during ftp.

   -v           Hide remote server responses.

   -w:buffer    Set buffer size to buffer
                (default=4096)

   -d           Debug
 
   -a           Use any local interface when binding data connection.

Commands to run at the FTP: prompt

   append local-file [remote-file]
             Append a local file to a file on the remote computer.

   ascii     Set the file transfer type to ASCII, the default. 
             In ASCII text mode, character-set and end-of-line
             characters are converted as necessary.

   bell      Toggle a bell to ring after each command. 
             By default, the bell is off.

   binary    Set the file transfer type to binary. 
             Use 'Binary' for transferring executable program
             files or binary data files e.g. Oracle

   bye       End the FTP session and exit ftp

   cd        Change the working directory on the remote host.

   close     End the FTP session and return to the cmd prompt.

   debug     Toggle debugging. When debug is on, FTP will display
             every command.

   delete remote-file
             Delete file on remote host.

   dir [remote-directory] [local-file]
             List a remote directory's files and subdirectories.
             (or save the listing to local-file)

   disconnect   Disconnect from the remote host, retaining the ftp prompt.

   get remote-file [local-file]
             Copy a remote file to the local PC.

   glob      Toggle the use of wildcard characters in local pathnames.
             By default, globbing is on.

   hash      Toggle printing a hash (#) for each 2K data block transferred. 
             By default, hash mark printing is off.

   help [command]
             Display help for ftp command.

   lcd [directory]
             Change the working directory on the local PC.
             By default, the working directory is the directory in which ftp was started.

   literal argument [ ...]
             Send arguments, as-is, to the remote FTP host.

   ls [remote-directory] [local-file]
             List a remote directory's files and folders. (short format)

   mdelete remote-files [ ...]
             Delete files on remote host.

   mdir remote-files [ ...] local-file
             Display a list of a remote directory's files and subdirectories. (or save the listing to local-file)
             Mdir allows you to specify multiple files.

   mget remote-files [ ...]
             Copy multiple remote files to the local PC.

   mkdir directory
             Create a directory on the remote host.

   mls remote-files [ ...] local-file
             List a remote directory's files and folders.
             (short format)

   mput local-files [ ...]
             Copy multiple local files to the remote host.

   open computer [port]
             Connects to the specified FTP server. 

   prompt    Toggle prompting. Ftp prompts during multiple file transfers to 
             allow you to selectively retrieve or store files;
             mget and mput transfer all files if prompting is turned off. 
             By default, prompting is on.

   put local-file [remote-file]
             Copy a local file to the remote host.

   pwd       Print Working Directory
             (current directory on the remote host)

   quit      End the FTP session with the remote host and exit ftp.

   quote argument [ ...]
             Send arguments, as-is, to the remote FTP host.

   recv remote-file [local-file]
             Copy a remote file to the local PC.

   remotehelp [command]
             Display help for remote commands.

   rename filename newfilename
             Rename remote files.

   rmdir directory
             Delete a remote directory.

   send local-file [remote-file]
             Copy a local file to the remote host.

   status    Display the current status of FTP connections and toggles.

   trace     Toggles packet tracing; trace displays the route of each packet 

   type [type-name]
             Set or display the file transfer type:
             'binary' or 'ASCII' (the default)

             If type-name is not specified, the current type is displayed. 
             ASCII should be used when transferring text files.

             In ASCII text mode, character-set and end-of-line
             characters are converted as necessary.

             Use 'Binary' for transferring executable files. 

   user user-name [password] [account]
             Specifes a user to the remote host.

   verbose   Toggle verbose mode. By default, verbose is on.

   ! command    Run command on the local machine.

   ? [command]  Display help for ftp command.

Examples

Connect to the speedtest FTP server as 'anonymous' and with a null password:

ftp ftp://anonymous:@speedtest.tele2.net

"Only wimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it" ~ Linus Torvalds

Related linux commands

curl - Transfer a URL.
RAW FTP - Full list of RAW FTP commands.
Equivalent Windows command: FTP - File Transfer Protocol.


 
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